Incident Code
TS280
Incident Date
17 March 2018
Location
باسوطة, Basouta road, south of Afrin city, Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
36.479597,
36.872937
Accuracy: Subdistrict
Geolocation
36.479597,
36.872937
Accuracy: Subdistrict
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: T169)
According to a single source, one male has been killed followed Turkish shelling of Basouta road, Afrin.
The source identified the victim name as Azad. The tweet embedded two images of the father standing over his dead son’s body following an alleged Turkish shelling of Basouta road.
However, it is unclear when the victim died – and he could have been one of the victims killed on March 16th.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Child
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the subdistrict of Basouta road, south of Afrin city (باسوطة), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.479597, 36.872937. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.